Title
Board of Trustees, circa 1961, meeting, photo 1
Description
This image shows a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1960s. Trustees can be seen sitting around a conference table. President William Howard Plemmons (1955-1969) can be seen standing in the background. The Board of Trustees has been a governing body of the College since it became a state-sponsored institution in 1903. The Board of Trustees was formed of members representing regional areas of Western North Carolina and managed Appalachian policies, finances, and development until 1971, when it became part of the University of North Carolina system. It now oversees Appalachian State under the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors.
Subject
Administrators
Presidents
Plemmons, W. H. (William Howard), 1904-1984
Appalachian State University
Source
General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 17, Board of Trustees, C14.2.3.5.
Publisher
University Archives, Appalachian State University
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